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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Mason, 354th Maintenance Squadron metals technology journeyman, grinds a piece of titanium while fabricating a part for an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 22, 2013. Metals tech Airmen use practically any metal to fabricate parts and tools for machinery base wide. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Shawn Nickel/Released)


Bringing fabrication to the fight

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Mason, 354th Maintenance Squadron metals technology journeyman, grinds a piece of titanium while fabricating a part for an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 22, 2013. Metals tech Airmen use practically any metal to fabricate parts and tools for machinery base wide. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Shawn Nickel/Released)

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U.S. Service members watch football Aug. 3, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. During major exercises, the Eielson USO helps to support TDY members by opening two additional days a week for dinner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eric M. Fisher)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kahdija Slaughter, a 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs broadcast journalist and USO volunteer, serves a visiting service member a slice of pizza Aug. 3, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The USO opened for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game 2017 and provided free pizza. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eric M. Fisher)
Brittany West, left, the Eielson USO center operations supervisor, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kahdija Slaughter, a 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs broadcast journalist and USO volunteer, pose for a photo Aug. 3, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The USO was founded in 1941 after a request from President Franklin Roosevelt for morale and recreation support for service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eric M. Fisher)
A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, connects with a KC-135 Stratotanker out of McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Oct. 10, 2016, during a RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 17-1 mission. RF-A exercises enable joint and international units to sharpen their skills by flying simulated combat sorties in a realistic threat environment inside the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the largest instrumented air, ground and electronic combat training range in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik)
A Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) F-15K Slam Eagle multi-role fighter aircraft crewed by a pilot and weapons officer taxis down the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flight line as the sun rises Oct. 10, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 17-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises vital to maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, and providing U.S. units and partner nation forces like the ROKAF the opportunity to sharpen their skills and strengthen interoperability in more than 67,000 square miles of combat training airspace within the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik)
A U.S. maintenance Airman signals to a Republic of Korea Air Force F-15K Slam Eagle pilot and weapons officer as they return a salute while taxiing down the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flight line Oct. 10, 2016, for the first mission of RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 17-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises that provide Airmen across the country and world opportunities to sharpen their combat skills and strengthen interoperability vital to maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik)
Robert Waid creates a heart out of plastic fusible beads July 25, 2016, at his home in North Pole, Alaska. Depending on how difficult or big a project is, some of Waid’s pieces of art can take several hours to make. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)
Department of the Air Force Jack Waid, the 354th Fighter Wing historian, stands with his wife, Jami and sons, Robert and Joshua in the Base Exchange atrium April 22, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The Waid family supports Robert, who creates and sells many pieces of artwork and raises awareness about autism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)
Animals made from pipe cleaners are displayed at the Base Exchange atrium April 22, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Robert Waid makes each piece of art to raise awareness about autism and show that if he can be successful with selling, anyone can. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)
U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Toth, the 354th Operations Group (OG) commander, left, thanks Staff Sgt. Dale LeCrone, a 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief prior to a morning sortie June 16, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Toth attributes the success of RF-A to the hardworking men and women of the 354th OG. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)
U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Toth, the 354th Operations Group commander, taxis for a morning sortie June 16, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Toth took command last July and logged more than 200 hours in the F-16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)
U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Toth, the 354th Operations Group commander, climbs an F-16 Fighting Falcon before a morning sortie, June 16, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Toth took command in July 2015, making this his third assignment at Eielson. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)